Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-09

the CfaveSt manner that he knew tho orr ?
inal of that likeness had something 10 do
with the disappearance of Miss Rowan The
officer, who thought the portrait was that Of
a natural Icing. took his Instructions in
good faith, although he seemed greatly sur
prised when he heard that Carriston knew
neither the name nor the occupation, in
fact, knew nothing concerning the man who
was TO be sought for, However, as Carris-
ton assured him that finding mis- man would
insure tbs reward as much as il he found
Madeline, the officer readily promised 10
combine the two tasks little knowing what
waste of time any attempt 10 perform the
latter must be.
Two days after this Carriston came to ma
II shall leave you tomorrow" he said.
"Where are you goingp / asked. why
do you leaver
II am going to travel about have no
intention of letting Ralph get hold of me.
SO mean 10 go from place TO place until
find Madeline"
BE careful" urged.
al shall be careful enough. I'll take care
that no doctors, surgeons, or even apothe-
carries get on my track. shall go just rs
the fit seizes me. If / can't say one day
where ! shall be the nsxt, It viii DO i'm
posSlDls LOT tudL Villain 10 Know.
This was not bad argument. In fact, il
he carried out his resolve of passing quickly
from place TO place l did not sec how ho
could plan anything more likely TO defeat
the intentions with which we credited his
cousin As to his finding Madeline by SO
doing that was another matter
His idea seemed to be that chance would
sooner or later bring him in contact With
the man of his dream. However, now that
the search had been intrusted 10 the proper
persons his own action in the matter was not
worth troubling about. l gave him many
cautions He was TO be quiet and guarded
In words and manner. He was not 10 con-
verse with strangers. If he found himself
logged or watched by anyone he was TO
communicate at once with me. But, above
ALL | begged him not to yield again to his
mental infrmity. The folly OF man who
could avoid it throwing himself into such q
state ought TO be apparent to him.
''Not oftener than ! can help was all the
promise / could get from him. But see her
i must sometimes, or | shall die"
had now given up as hopeless tho combat
with his peculiar idiosyncraoy. SO, with
many expressions Of gratitude on his part,
we babe each other farewell.
During his absence he wrote TO me nearly
every day, so that / might know his where
abouts in case had any news 10 commune
cate. But had none. The police failed TO
find the faintest cew. ! had been allied
upon 10y them once or twice in order that
they might have every gram Of information
/ could give took the liberty Of advising
them not 70 waste their time in looking for
the man, as his very existence was prob
lcmatical. 1t was but a fancy Of my
y,
about. / am not sure but what after hear
ing this, they did not think the whole affair
was an imagined one, and So relaxed their
efforts.
Once or twice Carriston, happening to b.
in the neghborhood Of London, came to see
me, and slept the night at my house. He
also had NJ news to report. Still. he seemed
hopeful rs ever.
The weeks went by until Christmas was
over and the New Year begun; but no sign,
word or trace of Madeline Rowan. II have
seen her, :" wrote Carriston, several times
She is in the same placc-unhappy, but not
ill-treated.'
Evidently his hallucinations were still in
full force.
At first intended that tho whole of this
tale should be told ~ myself; but upon get
ting 50 far il struck me that the evidence Of
another actor who played an important part
al the drama Wuuld ave certain occurrences
10 the reader at first instead of econdhand,
SO | wrote to my friend Dick Fenton, Of
frenchay, Glouce tershirc, and begged him,
if be found himself capable Of 50 doing, to
10 put in simple narrative form his impress.
sions Of certain events which happened in
January, 1866 events in which we two were
concerned He has been good enough TO
comply with my request his communica-
ton follows